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Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Deep Sea - solo show and residency (Surface Gallery prize winner from the Castle Open 2015)

"Deep Sea is the
culmination of a three-week residency, which was awarded to Céline Siani Djiakoua as the
Surface Gallery prize for the Nottingham Castle Open 2015.

Deep Sea is a show concerned
with the migrant crisis, colonisation and imperialistic values. Using large
scale drawings and ink paintings, tinted fabric and sound installation, the
exhibition evokes the struggles of opposing forces at work within the world.
The overwhelming presence of the colour blue reminds us of the deep seas and
the fluid and sensual qualities of water. The exhibition offers many levels of
readings, with references to feminist French philosopher Luce Irigaray and also
Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It is a show to be experienced both
sensually and intellectually. Deep Sea includes a specially
commissioned sound piece by filmmaker and creative writer Ioney Smallhorne."

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Céline Siani Djiakoua is a visual artist, art facilitator, teacher, performer and jewellery maker. She was born in Nantes, France. She first studied Psychology (MA) and had a personal interest and experience in Psychoanalysis. She trained and worked as a schoolteacher and was going to become a psychologist when she moved to the U.K. in 2001. Since then she has followed her passion for Fine Art, graduating from Staffordshire University in June 2009. She is now based in Nottingham and has a studio at Surface Gallery. Céline Siani Djiakoua’s work is multidisciplinary, involving photography, video, drawing, animation, performance and installations. Her practice is profoundly influenced by her bodily experience as a previous dancer. Her work is informed by her interests in Jungian and Freudian/Lacanian theories, Phenomenology, Feminism, Cross Cultural Communication and Interculturalism.